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Fall Temperature and Rainfall Outlooks

The NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center (CPC) just issued their outlook for September and for fall (September, October, and November).     Here is the latest update of the U.S. Drought Monitor.  I have been calling for a slow easing of drought conditions as rainfall...

Rain – But Not Exactly Where Needed Most

The graphic below shows rainfall totals over the past 7 days.  I have outlined within the white line the region of most severe and persistent drought. Note how much of the Southeast U.S. has received at least an inch of rain over the past week (green-shaded spots)....

Weekly Water Outlook – Southeast Edition

Decent amounts of rain occurred over significant parts of North and South Carolina, as well as South Georgia, last week.  This axis of heavier rainfall (black dashed line) occurred along a slow-moving and weak frontal boundary.   Here is the percent of normal rainfall...

NOAA Raises Hurricane Season Prediction

NOAA has updated the seasonal hurricane forecast.  As previously discussed, this season there are competing    factors to consider.  While El Niño conditions have set in – storm-conducive wind patterns and warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures are now in...

Climate Highlights for July

July 2012: hottest month on record for contiguous United States   Source: NOAA Drought expands to cover nearly 63% of the Lower 48; wildfires consume 2 million acres The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during July was 77.6°F, 3.3°F above the 20th...